WEDNESDAY

Manil Suri (“The City of Devi”) reads at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Meena Alexander and Romy Ruukel (“Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here”) read at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store … Scott Haas (“Back of The House: The Secret Life of a Restaurant ”) reads at 7 p.m. at the Harvard Coop